Psychiatry and Psychology

Figural Aftereffect

A perceptual phenomenon used by Gestalt psychologists to demonstrate that events in one part of the perceptual field may affect perception in another part.

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Abstract

A perceptual phenomenon used by Gestalt psychologists to demonstrate that events in one part of the perceptual field may affect perception in another part.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Aftereffect, Figural
  • Aftereffects, Figural
  • Figural Aftereffects

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, genetics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

usually involves displacement of afterimage of geometric pattern in shape & space: differentiate from AFTERIMAGE; while both are in the field of perception, AFTERIMAGE is likely to be in ophthalmol jrnls, FIGURAL AFTEREFFECT, in psychol jrnls

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  1. F02w.463w.593w.932w.401
  2. G14.360

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Figural Aftereffect. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005366. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005366
  2. Figural Aftereffect. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69941316